Click here to visit Salsa Cycles' story site that explores a month-long bikepacking adventure through the Alps. In the summer of 2014, Kaitlyn Boyle and Kurt Refsnider set off from Nice, France and traversed the western half of the Alps, covering 800 miles and climbing something in the neighborhood of 200,000 feet. The Alps are stunning, huge, and challenging to say the least.

On Salsa's story site, we described our route and trip planning process, share some stories from along the way, talk about the gear we chose and how it fared, and provide some insight into why we're drawn to these sorts of adventures.